Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Tollett
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided April 12, 1971No. Civ. 5996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FRANK GRAY, Jr., Chief Judge.
This proceeding involves a petition for the writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is presently confined, in the custody of respondent, at the Brushy Mountain Prison, Petros, Tennessee, where he is serving a sentence of ninety-nine years vvhich was imposed by the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, following his plea of guilty, in 1948, to a charge of murder in the first degree. In his pro se petition, petitioner sets forth four grounds upon which he bases his claim that his present incarceration is illegal. With regard to the first three of his asserted…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Holiday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Holiday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973